³ “^[a](A)Blessed are the ^[b]poor in spirit, for ^(B)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

¹⁴ But Jesus said, “^[a](A)Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for ^(B)the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

³⁴ “Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, ^(A)inherit the kingdom prepared for you ^(B)from the foundation of the world.

¹⁴ But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, “Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; ^(A)for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

The Beatitudes

²⁰ And turning His gaze toward His disciples, He began to say, “^(A)Blessed are ^[a]you who are poor, for ^(B)yours is the kingdom of God.

²⁹ and just as My Father has granted Me a ^(A)kingdom, I grant you ³⁰ that you may ^(B)eat and drink at My table in My ^(C)kingdom, and ^(D)you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

³¹ “Simon, Simon, behold, ^(E)Satan has ^[a]demanded permission to ^(F)sift you like wheat; ³² but I ^(G)have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again, ^(H)strengthen your brothers.” ^33 (I)But he said to Him, “Lord, with You I am ready to go both to prison and to death!” ³⁴ And He said, “I say to you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”

³⁵ And He said to them, “^(J)When I sent you out without money belt and bag and sandals, you did not lack anything, did you?” They said, “No, nothing.” ³⁶ And He said to them, “But now, ^[b]whoever has a money belt is to take it along, likewise also a bag, and ^[c]whoever has no sword is to sell his ^[d]coat and buy one. ³⁷ For I tell you that this which is written must be fulfilled in Me, ‘^(K)And He was numbered with transgressors’; for ^(L)that which refers to Me has its ^[e]fulfillment.” ³⁸ They said, “Lord, look, here are two ^(M)swords.” And He said to them, “It is enough.”

The Garden of Gethsemane

^39 (N)And He came out and proceeded ^(O)as was His custom to ^(P)the Mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed Him. ^40 (Q)When He arrived at the place, He said to them, “^(R)Pray that you may not enter into temptation.” ⁴¹ And He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and He ^(S)knelt down and began to pray, ⁴² saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this ^(T)cup from Me; ^(U)yet not My will, but Yours be done.” ^43 [f]Now an ^(V)angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him. ⁴⁴ And ^(W)being in agony He was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground. ⁴⁵ When He rose from prayer, He came to the disciples and found them sleeping from sorrow, ⁴⁶ and said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and ^(X)pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

Jesus Betrayed by Judas

^47 (Y)While He was still speaking, behold, a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was preceding them; and he approached Jesus to kiss Him. ⁴⁸ But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” ⁴⁹ When those who were around Him saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, shall we strike with the ^(Z)sword?” ⁵⁰ And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. ⁵¹ But Jesus answered and said, “^[g]Stop! No more of this.” And He touched his ear and healed him. ⁵² Then Jesus said to the chief priests and ^(AA)officers of the temple and elders who had come against Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs ^(AB)as you would against a robber? ⁵³ While I was with you daily in the temple, you did not lay hands on Me; but ^[h]this hour and the power of darkness are yours.”

Jesus’ Arrest

^54 (AC)Having arrested Him, they led Him away and brought Him to the house of the high priest; but ^(AD)Peter was following at a distance. ^55 (AE)After they had kindled a fire in the middle of ^(AF)the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter was sitting among them. ⁵⁶ And a servant-girl, seeing him as he sat in the firelight and looking intently at him, said, “This man was with Him too.” ⁵⁷ But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know Him.” ⁵⁸ A little later, ^(AG)another saw him and said, “You are one of them too!” But Peter said, “Man, I am not!” ⁵⁹ After about an hour had passed, another man began to insist, saying, “Certainly this man also was with Him, ^(AH)for he is a Galilean too.” ⁶⁰ But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.” Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed. ^61 (AI)The Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him, “^(AJ)Before a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.” ⁶² And he went out and wept bitterly.

^63 (AK)Now the men who were holding ^[i]Jesus in custody were mocking Him and beating Him, ⁶⁴ and they blindfolded Him and were asking Him, saying, “^(AL)Prophesy, who is the one who hit You?” ⁶⁵ And they were saying many other things against Him, ^(AM)blaspheming.

Jesus before the Sanhedrin

^66 (AN)When it was day, ^(AO)the ^[j]Council of elders of the people assembled, both chief priests and scribes, and they led Him away to their ^(AP)council chamber, saying, ⁶⁷ “^(AQ)If You are the ^[k]Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe; ⁶⁸ and if I ask a question, you will not answer. ^69 (AR)But from now on ^(AS)the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.” ⁷⁰ And they all said, “Are You ^(AT)the Son of God, then?” And He said to them, “^[l](AU)Yes, I am.” ⁷¹ Then they said, “What further need do we have of testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth.”